Truck for replacing derailed street-cars.



E. E. BIRCH. TRUCK FOR. REPLACING DERAILED STREET CARS.

APPLICATION FILED P113 11, 1908.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

' Snventoz 2 1 arm-A with no UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

ELMERiE. 3130B, OF EAsrLIVERPO L, 0310.

TRUCK FOR REPLACING- DEBAILED STREET-CARS.

trucks for replacing derailed street cars, and

the object is to provide a truck whereby the flanges of the wheels canbe placed inslots or grooves in the truck'and the truck' moved to the desired position, whereby the-wheels can be placed on the track withoutlosing agreat deal of time. i

The invention relates tocertain other novel features of construction and combinations of:

parts which will be hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings a top plan view; Fig. 2 is a sectional view,

and Fig. 3 is a'detail.

A, represents the body o f the truok, iwhich is preferably made in the form of a triangle having wheels or. casters 1, lat .two corners.

v At the third corner, a guide wheel or casterv "2 isconnected to "the'bo'dyof the truck hav ing its shank extending therethrough, andmounted on the shank is'a notched. heel 3, which is held from movement-by a 45 passing through an opening'o in thetruck,

the head of the pin being 1n the form of a cam and adapted to enter the notches in the wheeL After the wheel 3 has been locked in position bythe pin 4 it prevents the whee1'2 .from moving, whereby the'wheel 2 acts as a guide wheel for the truck.

The- 'body of the t'ru k slots or grooves 6, 6, which. are preferably arc-shaped, so that they will conform to the shape of the wheel'fiange of the car.

When it isdesired to replace a"derailed "car on the track two trucks are placed under Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 11, 1908. eria1 No. 415,421.

which the Eigure i is is provided with Patented m. 24, 1908.

the two'wheels 5f th truck of the derailed car having the flanges-of the wheels fitting inthe grooves 6 of the truck, when the car is pushed around until. the derailed truck is in position so'that'the Wheels-thereof placed upon thetrack. I o It is evident that slight changes might be can be resorted to in the form and arrangement of the several parts described without depart: ing'froin the spirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to limit myself to: the exact construction herein set forth, but:...' H

' Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure b i Letters Patent is 13A truck for replacing derailed street "cars comprising a body portion: having grooves received therein to receive th'fiange of the wheel to be'replaced, wheels connected tothe body portion, a guide wheel connected thereto, a wheel connected to the ide wheel, and means'engaging the whee for regulating the direction of movement of the guide wheel.

.2. A truck comprising a triangular body guide wheel, andmeans engaging the notched wheel whereby the direction of movement of the guidewheel is re lated.

3'. A truck comprising a body portion having grooves formed therein, wheels connect ..por tion, wheels connected thereto, a guide wheel, a notched wheel connected to the ed tothe truck',la guide wheel connected thereto, a notched wheel ;connected' to a the guide wheel, and means engaging the notched wheel for' regulatin the direction of move- 7 ineht of the guide w eel;

In testimony whereofI-aflixmy signature I in presence of two witnesses. a Y

ELMER-E. BIRCH.

Romano E, HILL. 

